Referendum in Maletín could block more wind turbines in the Šumperk region

Residents of Maletín in the Šumperk region will vote in a local referendum on Sunday, 28 June, on whether the municipality should use all available means to prevent the construction of additional wind turbines in its territory. ČTK obtained the information from the Interior Ministry’s database. The plebiscite in Maletín will be held due to the planned construction of three additional wind turbines, which are to follow on from the three turbines commissioned last year.

In the referendum, Maletín residents will answer three questions. In the first, they will express their view on whether the municipal council should use all legal means within the municipality’s independent powers, including amending the land-use plan, to prevent the construction of additional wind turbines in the municipality.

The second question concerns the submission of Maletín’s comments and objections in all administrative proceedings concerning the construction of wind turbines in the municipality. The third question asks whether people agree that the municipality of Maletín should not enter into any agreements establishing building rights, leases or other rights to land it owns for the purpose of constructing or operating wind turbines.